Chef Tai Olesky of the former Mosaic restaurant in Forestville is the guest chef (one night only!) at on June 26, 2013 from 5-8pm. His special menu includes tempura fried squash blossoms, fennel pollen dusted sea scallops with white corn polenta, local wild salmon with favas and morels, butter leaf lettuce salad, cocoa-nib encrusted filet mignon and buttermilk panna cotta with stone fruit maple syrup. The menu is $75 per person and reservations are required.

Up next on the special Wednesday menu: an All-American barbecue ($25 per person) and fireworks watching on the plaza (July 4) followed by a South of the Border dinner (July  by chef Jamilah Nixon featuring family favorite taqueria recipes (a la carte, $5 and up). Details online at http://www.forchettabastoni.com/reservations/.

BiteClub’s mentioned the forthcoming farm market coming to Santa Rosa’s West End, but the neighborhood market officially kicks off this Sunday, June 23 at 10am. Months in the making, market manager Allen Thomas says they’ll have between 25-30 food and craft vendors to start, with hopes that more will join. “There is a sense of community that is really bubbling pretty intensely (in the West End), and

Idea of a farm market had been in the works for a while,” said Allen. “It’s an opportunity to have a market downtown that’s close to the people here and give farmers another marketplace,” Allen said. On the roster, Bloomfield Farms, Twin Palms, Tusque Farms, Healdsburg Farm Fresh Eggs and others, beginning at 10a.m at West Ninth St. and Donahue near the DeTurk Round Barn.

Chef Jamil Peden, who’s done stints at Campo Fina (Healdsburg) and at the former Petite Syrah (Santa Rosa) will head up the kitchen of the soon-to-open brewery located in Sebastopol’s Barlow complex.

Say owners Seth Wood and Olav Vier, “At Woodfour Brewing Co. we feel that food in our kitchen deserves as much respect and attention as the beer in the brewery. With that in mind, it gives us great pleasure to introduce the newest member of our team, Executive Chef Jamil Peden. The guy has some serious talent and style to boot.”

Watch for a (fingers crossed) July opening.

Sunday, June 9: It’s NOLA at the Windsor Farmer’s Market as Parish Cafe’s Rob Lipponcott hosts New Orleans Day at the Market. The Louisiana-transplant brings his family’s French Creole recipes to life with a free chef demonstration at 11a.m., beignets, live music with Catfish Jack, free cake and Mardi Gras beads for all.  701 McClelland Dr., Windsor, from 10a.m. to 1p.m.

Pop-up dinner kings Mullen & Smith team up with local butcher Rian Rinn (who plans to open Sonoma County Meat Co, a custom cut and wrap butcher shop in Santa Rosa this year) for Hog It Up at SHED in Healdsburg.

On Saturday, June 8, the trio will have a live hog butchery demonstration followed by a three-course meal using the aforementioned piggy. Rinn, Ian Mullen and Jason Smith met at SF’s Fifth Floor nearly a decade ago and have collaborated on this season-inspired menu. Tickets are $110 per person and includes a glass of wine and dinner. Details online at http://healdsburgshed.com/gather/grange-events/.

Can’t make that event? Aspiring fermenters (and those who love them) can check out Jennifer Harris’ Kombucha, Kvass and Kefir class from 1-3p.m. on June 16 at Shed, $25.

On June 6, craft, kvetch and nosh away the evening at Criminal Baking Co. (463 Sebastopol Ave., Santa Rosa). BiteClub’s a huge fan of Dawn Zaft’s homey cakes and pies, pour over coffees and scones at this cozy South of A St. store front.

She’ll include tea and quiche, a comfy creative space and plenty of community dishing with the requested $10 donation. Bring your project this Thursday or any first Thursday of the month.